Academic Deans Council Minutes : December 02, 2009

Abstract

Two of YSU's two-member Moot Court teams reached the Sweet Sixteen level in a regional event after competing with 42 two-member teams. Carols and Cocoa was to take place in the evening at Stambaugh Auditorium. Paul Kobulnicky, chair of the Alternative Transportation Committee, said the deans would be invited to a meeting in January because of new developments that Youngstown's Community Development Corporation was considering the construction of a parking deck across from the new College of Business Administration. Sharon Stringer, Director, and Hillary Fuhrman, Assistant Director of Assessment, came to Deans Council to express their concern about the unacceptable level of participation in assessment by departments as of December 1. Dr. Khawaja gave a heads up to Council that YSU will follow the same process as the previous year for reduced operations around the holidays during the week of December 28-31. Dr. Tom Maraffa gave an informative report on data and trends related to changes in the funding formula by the State. The Board of Trustees met yesterday and Dr. Khawaja reported on the revision of several policies, the MOU between YSU and the management of the Ohio Historical Society's Museum of Industry and Labor, and a report on the concept/possible design of a University College to show the most cost-effective way of dealing with the success of our students. There were still three missing edits of the Fall Workload due to Marilyn Ward.